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Copyright  November,    1909,   by 
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MAN  made  his  first  step  toward  civilization  when  he  took 
a  crooked  stick  and  began  to  till  the  soil,  using  first  the 
force  of  his  own  muscles.  Later  he  learned  to  apply 
the  power  of  the  animal  to  the  work.  Upon  cultivating  the 
soil,  he  became  master  of  the  plants  and  shaped  them  to  serve  his 
purposes.  With  the  plow  the  savage  life  of  the  hunter  and  the  nomad 
life  of  the  herder  gave  way  to  that  settled  agriculture  that  now 
yields  our  food  supply  and  upon  which  rests  our  modern  civilization. 

Strangely  enough,  this  work  of  plowing  with  which  man  began 
his  systematic  labor  remains  today  still  his  severest  toil.  For  man, 
as  well  as  animals  on  the  farm,  the  dusty  and  monotonous  work  of 
plowing  is  the  hardest  drudgery.  Think  of  the  power  required  to 
pull  a  plow  only  the  distance  across  the  room,  and  then  of  the  eight 
miles  of  furrow  travel  in  every  acre  of  land.  To  plow  a  square  mile 
one  man  and  two  or  three  horses  must  walk  5,200  miles  each.  It  is 
easier  and  the  distance  less  to  walk  around  the  earth  at  the  equa- 
tor than  to  follow  a  plow  turning  a  tract  of  five  square  miles.  To 
plow  three  townships  the  plowman  must  walk  as  far  as  irom.th.e,  earth 
to  the  moon  and  back  again  and  sixty  thousand  miles  farther.  Ten 
horse  power  hours  are  needed  to  turn  an  acre  of  land,  and  to  plow  one 
half  the  area  of  the  United  States  nine  billion  four  hundred  and  fifty- 
four  million  seven  hundred  and  thirty-six  thousand  (9,454,736,000) 
horse  power  hours  are  required. 

In  the  main,  power  is  required  for  three  great  human  needs. 

First.  To  changing  the  shape  of  materials,  as  grinding  of 
grains,  spinning,  weaving,  and  the  working  of  metals  and  wood  in 
factories. 

Second.     For  transporting  men  and  materials  from  place  to  ^* 

place  upon  the  earth.     In  wagons,  steamboats,  on  railroad  trains,      ^D^YeZ 
automobiles  and  motor  trucks. 

Third.  In  tilling  the  soil,  and  in  this  field  the  toil  of  turning 
once  each  year  by  the  plow  the  face  of  the  whole  earth  consumes 
more  power  than  any  other  single  human  need. 

This  plowing  task — man's  earliest  and  still  his  greatest  need 
for  power — until  yesterday  has  been  performed  almost 
exclusively  by  animals.    Today,  only  one  acre  in 
twenty  thousand  is  plowed  by  mechanical 
power,  and  this  not  without  reason 

The    world's    most    efficient 
machine  is  still  the  human  and 
animal  muscle,  which  in  all  the 
perfection  to  which  it  has  been 
developed    in    the  countless 


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ages  gone  is  able  to  deliver 
only  from  forty  to  fifty 
per  cent  of  its  thermal 
energy  in  pull. 

The  horse,  however, 
has  certain  disadvantages 
—  its  body  must  be  fed 
and  kept  warm  when  idle, 
during  fatigue  periods,  at 
night  and  through  the  long 
cold  winters.  The  engine 
when  not  in  use  consumes 
no  fuel,  and  can  be  set  aside 
in  the  fall  to  await  the  next 
spring's  work,  without  attention. 
If  properly  oiled,  the  engine 
does  not  deteriorate  when  not  in 
use,  while  animals  grow  old  whether  they  are  working  or  not  and 
are  subject  to  disease  and  premature  death. 

Horses  must  be  fed  and  watered  every  day.  Oil,  used  as  a 
fuel,  is  cheaper  than  oats.  One  man  can  control  four  or  five  horses 
at  work,  while  with  an  engine  the  power  of  one  hundred  horses 
can  be  centered  in  the  hand  of  a  single  operator. 

The  time  of  plowing  is  short  and  requires  quick  work.  Horses 
cannot  be  worked  more  than  ten  hours  per  day.  They  must  be 
rested  and  fed,  while  the  engine  with  a  headlight  can  be  operated 
twenty-four  hours  per  day. 

These  advantages,  together  with  the  fact  that  the  thermal 
efficiency  of  the  O'l^f  almost  equals  that  of  nature's  great  prime 
mover,  the  horse,  enable  us  to  compete  with  the  animal  and  to  do 
its  work  for  from  one-half  to  one-third  the  former  cost. 

James  Watt  perfected  his  steam  engine  in  1765.  We  must 
think  back  but  140  odd  years  to  realize  what  a  revolution  he  brought 
about — there  is  the  railroad  forming  a  regular  network  over  the 
face  of  the  country,  connecting  cities,  states  and  nations,  facilitating 
transportation  of  products  from  city  to  city,  state  to  state  and 
nation  to  nation.  There  is  the  modern  city  with  its  factories 
that  furnish  employment  and  living  for  millions  of  workers. 
The  steam  engine  has  changed  our  lives  from  their  very 
foundations  up  and  in  those  countries  where  it  is  used  it  has 
increased  the  population  itself  five  and  six  fold. 

Before  Stephenson,  transportation  was  carried  on  by  the  use 
of  horses  on  country  roads.     He  harnessed  steam  and  made  it  do 


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that  work,  and  a  network  of  railroads  has  grown  that  today  it 
nearly  encircles  the  earth. 

Robert  Fulton  made  the  steam  engine  available  for  water 
transportation.  Today  we  pass  from  New  York  to  Europe  in 
five  days,  and  the  nations  have  been  linked  together  and 
unified  in  thought  by  steam-driven  water  commerce. 

Oil  is  the  most  abundant  and  easily  portable  of  all  liquid 
fuels.  Man's  greatest  power  is  that  of  turning  the  face  of  the 
whole  earth  once  each  year  by  the  plow.  The  building  of  an  oil- 
burning  engine  to  do  the  work  of  plowing  in  this,  the  looth  year 
after  the  first  steamboat,  is  a  feat  that  will  mean  as  much,  possibly 
more  than  the  inventions  of  Stephenson  and  Fulton. 

THE  WORLD'S  WHEAT  SUPPLY 

James  J.  Hill  and  James  A.  Patten  have  called  attention  to 
the  fact  that  we  are  pressing  on  the  limits  of  wheat  production, 
and  that  unless  the  undeveloped  districts  of  the  United  States, 
the  new  lands  of  Canada,  the  Argentine  and  Russia  are  opened 
rapidly,  an  actual  dearth  of  wheat — that  noblest  of  all  foodstuffs — 
is  imminent.  Wherever  cattle  are  kept  on  a  farm,  the  wheat- 
producing  area  is  curtailed. 

Nitrate  fertilizers  manufactured  from  the  air  by  water  power, 
together  with  the  revolution  in  plowing,  which  o^^ip  will 
effect  will  enable  us  to  devote  virgin  areas  exclusively  year  after 
year  to  the  production  of  wheat.  With  of^p  these  new  lands 
can  be  opened  very  profitably  and  ten  times  as  rapidly  as 
at  present. 

Qi/^tf-   cuts    the   cost    of   producing   a   bushel   of    wheat   in         Plowing  in 
Canada,  the  Dakotas  or  Argentine   ten  cents,  adding  that  much 
to  the  pioneer  farmer's  profit. 

Owing  to  the  drouth  that  im- 
paired the  hay  crop  in  the  Argentine 
this  year,  there  was  a  scarcity  of 
horses  for  the  work  of  plowing. 
The  development  of  the  Argentine 
and  in  many  districts  even  the 
acreage  already  under  cultiva- 
tion, was  curtailed. 


JHE  KEROSENE  LAMP 
TELLS  THE  STORY 

Like    the    boiling 
teakettle  with    James 
Watt,  the  plain  kero- 
sene    lamp     revealed 
the  secret  of  per- 
fect   combustion 
to  John  A.  Secor. 


A  lamp  burner  when  turned  too  high  furnishes  too  much  oil, 
which  results  in  free  carbon  and  a  sooty  lamp  chimney.  If  the 
lamp  is  turned  too  low  the  combustion  becomes  incomplete,  and 
the  lamp  throws  off  poisonous  gases  of  an  unpleasant  odor.  Good 
illumination  is  dependent  on  careful  adjustment  of  the  wick  by 
means  of  the  thumb  wheel.     This  must  be  done  several  times  each 


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evening,  as  the  temperature  of  the  air  and  other  conditions  change. 
When  the  wick  is  just  at  the  proper  point  there  is  no  odor  and 
no  soot,  and  a  brilHant  soft  Hght  shows  how 
perfectly  oil  can  burn.  In  other  words,  good 
illumination  and  good  combustion 
are  dependent  on  accurate  adjust- 
cominu  turn  "^F^       m^cnt  in  the  supply  of  fuel  and  air. 

The  difficulty  in  an  engine  is  that  this  adjustment  of  the  oil 
and  air  to  be  exploded  in  the  cylinder  must  vary  from  moment 
to  moment,  from  minute  to  minute,  with  the  increasing  or  decreas- 
ing load  and  other  changes  in  atmospheric  conditions.  The  human 
hand  is  not  quick  enough,  not  deft  enough,  to  regulate  the  fuel 
supply  of  an  engine.  Regulation  must  be  effected  positively 
and  automatically.  Those  fractions  of  a  few  drops  of  oil  must 
be  weighed  out  with  a  precision  of  the  finest  chemist's  scales. 

The  statement  that  the  right  quantity  of  fuel  in  correct  pro- 
portions and  in  perfect  mixture  with  the  air,  exploded  at  the  proper 
phase,  must  result  in  a  successful  oil  engine,  seems  simple.  Only 
the  many  failures  and  the  millions  of  dollars  in  money  that  have 
been  lost  in  futile  attempts  to  construct  a  practical  oil  engine  will 
show  the  difficulty  of  the  problem  and  the  achievement  of  the 
Secor  system  in  the  pTf^ic. 

To  secure  the  best  results  in  an  oil-burning  internal  combustion 
engine,  water  must  be  used.  The  quantity  of  water  must  vary 
with  the  load.  If  too  much  is  introduced,  the  cylinder  is  flooded 
and  the  engine  killed ;  if^oo  little,  the  desired  effect  is  not  obtained. 
At  the  moment  of  the 
explosion  the  water 
is  evaporated  and  dis- 
associated into  its 
elements  of  hydrogen 
and  oxygen.  This  free 
or  nascent  oxygen  attaches  itself 
to  any  free  carbon  and  exerts  a 
scouring  effect  in  the  cylinder. 
As  the  piston  stroke  advances 
and  the  temperature  drops, 
hydrogen  again  turns  to 
water  and  liberates  its  heat, 
thus  keeping  up  the  pressure. 
Hence,  the  Secor  system  shows 
a  very  high  M.  E.  P.  with 
small  initial  pressure.     This 


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and  certain  other  results 

are  obtained  by  the  use 

of  water,  providing  the 

admission  of  water  is  as 

carefully     proportioned 

as  that  of  fuel.  The  only 

possible  means  of  securing 

this  result  is  embodied  in 

the  Secor  Carburetor,  which  is 

covered  by  the  Secor  patents. 

KEROSENE  FOR  FUEL 

Kerosene  is  the  most  concentrated  fuel  obtainable  at  any 
price.  It  is  the  most  universally  distributed,  for  wherever  man 
is  \N\th  matches,  at  every  country  store,  kerosene  can  be  had, 
while  gasoline  is  on  sale  only  at  certain  points.  Kerosene  is  not 
dangerous,  does  not  evaporate,  and  consequently  does  not  involve 
the  risk  of  explosion  that  is  always  present  with  gasoline.  Even 
the  insurance  companies  recognize  this  by  permitting  the  use  of  a 
Secor  kerosene  engine  in  New  York  City  without  increase  of  insur- 
ance rates  in  buildings  where  gasoline 
engines  are  absolutely  pro- 
hibited .  Kerosene  is  uniform 
in  quality,  while  gasoline  is 
subject  to  great  variation. 
Gallon  for  gallon  kerosene 
contains  about  eighteen  per 
cent  more  heat  than  gas- 
oline, while  it  costs  very  much 
less.  Three  per  cent  of  the  crude 
oil  of  the  world  refines  into  gasoline,  and  sixty  per  cent  into 
kerosene  and  the  lower  grade  oils.  In  consequence,  the  price  of 
gasoline  is  constantly  increasing,  while  that  of  kerosene  tends  to 
decline.  At  the  present  time  the  refineries  are  working  "from 
hand  to  mouth"  with  gasoline,  while  they  hold  millions  of  barrels 
of  kerosene  in  storage  for  want  of  a  market.  Fifteen  years  ago 
gasoline  sold  at  wholesale  at  two  cents  per  gallon,  while  kerosene 
brought  twelve  cents.  Today,  in  Indiana,  the  wholesale  price  of 
kerosene  ranges  from  five  to  eight  cents,  while  gasoline  sells  at  twelve 
and  thirteen  cents,  with  a  tendency  to  still  further  increase  in  price. 

0//^f£  is  not  an  ordinary  internal  combustion  engine  that 
occasionally  can  burn  a  little  kerosene  when  all  conditions  are  par- 
ticularly  favorable.     Kerosene   and   the   cheaper   fuel  oils,  which 


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can  be  secured  at  the  refineries  at  prices  as  low  as  i^c  per  gallon 
are  its  bread — its  daily  food.  It  burns  kerosene  at  maximum 
load  as  well  as  at  no  load.  Temperature  and  atmospheric  condi- 
tions do  not  affect  its  operation. 

This  feature  regarding  fuel  costs  and  the  fact  that  pi^ti- 
burns  kerosene  should  be  borne  in  mind  by  those  about  to  purchase 
an  engine,  since  three  years  hence  the  price  of  gasoHne  will  be 
much  higher. 


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COST  PER  WORKING  DAY 

Engine,  cost  $2,800,  divided  by  1,000  working  days $2.80 

Freight  and  incidentals 50 

Interest 40 

60  gallons  kerosene  at  6f  c  per  gallon 4 .  00 

Lubrication 30 

Labor— engineer  at  $3.50 

helper  at        1.50     5  •  00 

Repairs  and  replacements 20 

Total  cost  of  plowing  (i  day)  twenty  acres 13-20 

Total  cost  of  plowing  one  acre 66 

This  cost  will  vary  somewhat  in  different  locaHties.     In  light  Suitah?, 

loamy  soil  the  oil  consumption  would  be  less,  while  in  the  tough  Only  f, 

gumbos  more  power,  and  consequently  more  oil,  is  required.  The 
cost  of  labor  varies  considerably.  The  calculation  is  based  upon 
a  working  day  of  ten  hours.  If  the  engine  is  used  more  than  that 
number  of  hours  in  one  day,  interest  and  other  charges  are  corre- 
spondingly lower.  If  fuel  or  gas  oil,  which  can  be  obtained  at 
from  two  to  three  cents  per  gallon,  is  used  in  place  of  kerosene, 
the  fuel  cost  is  much  less.  When  well  handled,  a  larger  acreage 
can  be  turned. 

GENERAL  CONSTRUCTION 

Qz/^ii:  is  built  on  a  foundation  of 
12"  I-beams,  which  weigh  31^ 
pounds    per    lineal     foot. 
These  I-beams  are  securely 
riveted  together  and  thus  -"■^--*— «*^^^^^^^^^     ^-^ 


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form  one  solid  block,  like 
the  oak  sills  in  a  well  con- 
structed house.  There  are 
no  bolts  to  work  loose, 
and  every  part  of  the 
engine  is  held  securely  in 
perfect  alignment.  On 
these  beams  is  solidly 
mounted  the  crank  case 
which  contains  the  engine 
and  the  other  essential  parts. 
The  strains  on  a  plowing  engine  are  enormous.  It  must  stand 
the  work,  for  breakdowns  which  cause  trouble  and  delays  are 
dangerous  and  costly.  The  design  of  the  oJl^^^  puts  every  pound 
of  metal  used  where  it  is  needed  to  meet  the  strains,  and  the  metals 
used  are  of  the  finest  cast  iron,  steel  and  semi-steel  of  our  own 
formula. 

ACCESSIBILITY 

The  lubrication  of  all  bearings  is  well  provided  for.  The 
governor  itself  runs  in  a  bath  of  oil  that  needs  to  be  renewed  but 
once  in  three  or  four  months.  In  addition  to  the  most  complete 
possible  protection  from  dust,  we  have  combined  accessibility. 
By  simply  removing  the  cover  of  our  crank  case  all  the  vital  parts 
of  our  engine  are  exposed  to  full  view  and  are  within  easy  reach 
of  the  operator.  The  cylinder  head  has  no  spark  plug  or  other 
device  attached  to  it,  so  that  it  can  he«.removed  in  two  minutes. 
Every  other  part  of  the  engine  can 
be  reached  easily  and  quickly. 

The  O'/^f  can  carry  in  its 
tanks   fuel   enough    for    a   ten 
hours'  run.     Both  the  oil  and 
water  supply  can  be  increased 
to    provide    for    continuous 
operation  over  a  longer  period 
without  taking  on  fuel. 

Our   engine  is   so  built 
that  it  radiates  the  heat  without  evap- 
orating water.    Either  water  or  oil  can 
be  used  as  a  medium  for  carrying  heat 
from  the  cylinder  wall  to  the  cooler.     In 
the   construction  of  this  cooler  we  have 

followed  new  scientific   principles,  thus  accomplishing   the  desired 
result  with  the  minimum  amount  of  metal  and  liquid. 


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Carburetor 


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CRANK  CASE  AND 
SHAFT 

The  crank  case  is 
cast  in  one  piece  of  a 
special  mixture  of 
semi-steel  of  unusual 
strength.  It  is  so 
proportioned  that 
vibration  will  not 
affect  it.  The  crank 
shaft  has  an  inter- 
mediate bearing  or 
pillow  block,  which 
prevents  vibration 
and   crystallization. 

This  crank  case  is 
hermetically  sealed  with  a 
sheet  iron  lid  that  shuts  out 
all  dust.    It  contains  ten  gallons 
of  lubricating  oil,  which  is  forced 

by  splash  and  a  force  pump  over  all  bearings,  as  well  as  in  the 
cylinders  and  all  other  moving  parts.  This  oil  is  in  constant 
circulation  and  is  kept  absolutely  clean  by  passing  through  a  wool 
filter  once  every  ten  minutes. 

Our  crank  shaft  is  of  the  highest  quality  of  steel  and  exceeds  in 
its  composition  the  requirements  of  the  United  States  naval  speci- 
fications. 

THE  SECOR  CARBURETOR 

The  Secor  carburetor  is  as  simple  as  an  anvil  and  has  no  parts 
to  wear,  break  or  get  out  of  order.  It  is  carefully  adjusted  at  the 
factory  and  that  adjustment  is  then  fixed  for  all  time.  Where 
other  engines  depend  on  daily  adjustment  and  the  constant  vigilance 
of  the  operator  to  maintain  efficiency  by  hand 
regulation,  the  Secor  carburetor  secures 
uniformly  good  results  by 
automatic  control,  which  is 
not  only  more  reliable  than 
the  human  hand,  but  also 
much  more  sensitive  and 
accurate.  This  method 
controls  not  only  the  in- 
take of  oil,  but  regulates 


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also  the  quantity  and  propor- 
tion of  water  in  accordance 
with  the  needs  of  the  engine. 
The  valve  plate  in 
the  Secor  carburetor  is 
provided  with  one  or 
more  mathematically 
proportioned  air  pas- 
sages and  is  connected  with  the 
governor  in  such  a  manner 
that  it  is  absolutely  positive  in  its  workings.  In  this  manner  an 
unfailing  link  is  established  between  the  operation  of  the  engine, 
its  loads,  and  the  fuel  supply  and  every  variation  of  the  belt  and 
draw  bar  pull  instantaneously  makes  itself  felt  in  the  fuel  mixture 
and  the  next  explosion  is  proportioned  to  meet  the  new  need.  This 
is  a  vital  element  in  the  Secor  principle. 

The  Secor  principle  of  combustion  which  is  followed  out  in 
oTj^Mf  is  adapted  for  use  in  automobiles,  railway  locomotives, 
truck  wagons,  motor  street  cars,  stationary  engines  of  all  designs, 
as  well  as  marine  engines. 

Our  governor  is  simple  and  at  the  same  time  extremely  sensi- 
tive. It  operates  on  the  throttling  principle,  by  which  greater 
uniformity  can  be  secured,  and  the  vibration  and  shock  of  the 
irregular  and  violent  explosions  of    the  "hit    and    miss"  engine 

avoided.     The  governor  is  posi- 
tively actuated  by  gears  and  is 
enclosed  in  a  dust  and  water 
proof  case.    Thus  it  is  pro- 
tected from  injury,  and 
the  gear  transmission 
avoids  the  danger  and 
annoyance  of    belt 
slippage  and  the  con- 
sequent irregularity. 
The  close   speed 
regulation  of  the  pi/^f 
governor    is   unequaled 
by  any  other  engine.  The 
speed    can  be  adjusted 
while  the  engine  is  in  opera- 
tion.   The  practicable  speed 
range  is  three  times  greater 
than  heretofore  achieved,  since 


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TRACTOR 


the  engine  can  be  adjusted  from  250  to  450  R.  P.  M.  When  the 
entire  load  is  thrown  off  the  engine,  as  when  stopping  a  thresher  or 
releasing  the  draw  bar  pull,  the  readjustment  of  all  working 
mechanism  is  automatic,  positive  and  instantaneous. 

The  drive  wheels  are  built  of  steel  and  reinforced  with  angle 
irons  at  the  edges  to  prevent  bending.  The  spokes  are  steel  with 
double  forged  heads  to  resist  vibration.  The  hub  is  massive.  Our 
lugs  have  been  carefully  shaped  and  so  pitched  as  to  be  self -cleaning. 
This  is  important.  An  engine  must  not  only  generate  power, 
but  it  must  grip  itself  to  the  earth  with  its  steel  teeth  broadly  and 
firmly,  so  as  to  avoid,  loss  of  power  by  slippage. 


GEARING 

The  M.  Rumely  Company  has  built  steam  traction  engines  by 
the  thousands.  We  have  studied  the  problem  of  power  transmission 
through  gearing  from  twenty-five  years  of  actual  experience.  The 
reputation  of  our  steam  engines  for  durability  and  strength  as 
pullers  shows  how  well  we  have  solved  these  problems.  From 
this  priceless  fund  of  experience  that  is  stored  in  our  organization 
we  have  drawn  in  designing  our  ov^f  truck.  The  pitch  and 
shape  of  the  gear  teeth  are  so  chosen  as  to  get  the  greatest  strength 
with  resistance  to  wear  with  the  smallest  possible  friction  loss. 
The  metal  itself  is  of  semi-steel  that  has  a  tendency  to  wear  smooth. 
Accurate  tests  showed  a  truck  efficiency,  including  power  spent  in 
transporting  the  engine  itself,  of  sixty-five  per  cent,  a  record  une- 
qualed  under  similar  conditions  by  any  engine  of  its  size. 

There  is  no  idle  gearing  in  operation  at  any  time.  When  the 
engine  is  used  for  threshing,  under  belt  power,  it  can  move  itself 
forward  or  backward  without  stopping  the  belt. 

The  engine  is  provided  with  two  friction  clutches,  one  for  use 
in  threshing  and  the  other  for  starting  and  stopping  the  movements 
of  the  truck.     These  clutches  are  provided  with  three  and  four 
shoes  respectively.      They  are   handled  easily 
by  a  platform  lever  with  little  exertion  on  the 
part   of   the   operator.      The   toggle  bolts  are 
adjustable  to  take   up  the  wear  of  the  wood         '  ^ 

blocks.  The  front  wheels  pivot  on 
a  ball  and  socket  bearing,  by  which 
they  can  adjust  themselves  to  in- 
equalities of  the  ground  without 
imparting  their  movements  to 
the  engine  as  a  whole. 


on  "PuV 

the  Dawn  of 

Successful 

J^echanica) 

Plowing 


Piston  and 
Connecting 
Rod 


OPERATION 

The  governor  and  the 

Secor    carburetor    do    the 

work  for  which   a  skilled 

operator  is  required  in  other  types  of  engines ; 

hence,  any  intelligent  farm  hand  can  learn  in  three 

hours   to   operate  successfully  the  ov^^ .      When    plowing,    the 

operator  has  only  to  guide  the  engine.     Every  other  part  operates 

automatically. 

Our  governor  system  is  of  the  "make  and  break"  type,  which 
operates  with  a  low  tension  current  which  on  that  account  is  not 
liable  to  short-circuit.  We  provide  a  double  supply  of  current  in 
a  set  of  dry  batteries  and  in  a  magneto  that  is  positively  actuated 
by  gearing.  This  magneto  is  covered  with  a  brass  shield  to  exclude 
oil,  dust  and  water. 


ADAPTABILITY 

Qi/Bmp  can  be  used  for  many  kinds  of  work ;  plowing,  seeding, 
harvesting,  cultivating,  threshing,  clover  hulHng,  for  hauling  grain 
to  the  market,  for  pumping  water  on  the  farm  or  at  the  irrigation 
plant,  for  railroad  building,  lumber  hauling,  for  bringing  ores  and 
other  heavy  materials  to  railway  points.  In  addition  to  serving 
these  general  purposes,  it  will  be  found  indispensable  for  special 
needs,  wherever  either  traction  or  belt  power  is  required. 

RELIABILITY 

Cheap  shoes  and  cheap  clothing  wear  out  soon,  while  the 
better  quality  not  only  wears  longer,  but  gives  better  satisfaction 
while  in  use.  The  same  is  true  of  every  kind  of  machinery. 
Cheap  machines  can  be  built  for  short  lived,  troublesome  service. 
The  Rumely  name  has  always  stood  for  quality  output.  We  be- 
lieve that  engine  buyers  prefer  to  pay  the  additional  price  required 
for  high  class  machinery.  The  selling  of  repairs  is  profitable.  We 
know  it;  but  while  our  customer  is  waiting  for  a  repair  on  which 
we  could  make  a  few  dollars  of  profit,  he  will  be  losing  hundreds 
of  dollars  by  the  loss  of  time.  Consequently,  we  have  designed 
and  built  an  engine  every  part  of  which  is  intended  never  to  break. 
The  o^f^Htf-  costs  more  money  to  buy,  but  less  to  operate. 


To  those  interested  in  the  problem  of  Mechanical  Plowing, 
which,  during  the  next  ten  years,  will  become  a  factor  of  para- 
mount importance  in  the  agricultural  field,  we  direct  attention 
to  the  Information  Blank  attached. 


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OPERATION 


Piston  am 
Conntcttru 

Rod 


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The  governor  an^i  i  uc 

-or    carburetor    do    the 

work  for  which   a  skilled. 

m  required  in  other  types  of  engines ; 

I  arm  hand  can  learn  in  three 


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ith  a  low  tension 
liaijir  u>  short-circuit.     We  prcA'iae  ^l  aoi!i.;l(. 
a  set  of  dry  batteries  and  in  a  magneto  that 
by  gearing.     This  magneto  is  covered  with 
oil,  dust  and  water. 


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account  IS  not 
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ADAPTABILITY 

O'J^mi^  CAW  be  used  for  many  kinds  of  work ;  plowing,  se 
harvesting,  cultivating,  threshing,  clover  hulling,  for  haulinj^ 

to  the  market,  for  pumping  water  on  the  farm' or  at  ^'^    — 
plant,  for  railroad  building,  lumber  hauling,  for  bri 
other  heaw  materials  to  railway  points.     In  aiiiiition  u>  sci 
these  general  puqjoses,  it  will  be  found  indispensable  for  si 
needs,  wherever  either  traction  or  bt" 


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RELIABILITY 

Cheap  shoes  and  cheap  clothing  wear  out  soon,  while  the 
better  quality  not  only  wears  longer,  but  gives  better  satisfaction 
while  in  use.  The  same  is  true  of  ^very  kind  of  machinery. 
Cheap  machines  can  be  built  for  short  lived,  troublesome  service. 
The  Ruraely  name  has  always  stood  for  quality  output.  We  be- 
lieve that  engine  buyers  prefer  to  pay  the  additional  price  required 
for  high  class  machinery.  'Xh'-  -.lU'-ur  ,,r  r^-rv.ir-c  ^c  i ■,,-,, f.t-. v. L-.  We 
know  it;  but  while  our  cust  'i 

we  could  make  a  few  dollars  ',>:  protit,  he  amLI  be  losing  liuncireds 
of  dollars  by  the  loss  of  time.  Consequently,  we  have  designed 
and  built  an  engine  every  part  of  which  is  intt^nded  never  to  break. 
the  o'T^i  costs  more  m.onev  ^'^  Hn^,  but  less  to  operate. 

To  those   interested  in  ;)iem  of  Mechanical  Plowing, 

which,  during  the   next  ten   years,  will  become  i^i  factor  of  para- 
'^•^■'Mint  importance  in  the- a,gricii!tura1    ^~"i  '    ,>.,   ,i:-o,.t   -^tte.ntion 
Information  Blank  attached. 


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iryil  ECHANICAL  POWER  will  supplant  the  horse  to  a  rapidly  increasmg  extent 
jUll  for  the  work  of  plowing.  We  have  organized  a  clearing-house  of  infor- 
' '  mation  on  the  problems  of  traction  plowing.  Those  interested  in  obtain- 
ing information,  or  in  making  suggestions  regarding  tractors,  gang  plows,  or  the 
operation  of  either,  should  fill  out  and  send  in  this  plank. 

Have  you  any  suggestions  regarding  special  plowing  engines  of 
traction  type  required  for  your  particular  district  ? 


What  information  can  we  giue  you  regarding  mechanical  plows 
and  tractors  that  will  be  helpful  to  you  ? 


Do    you    want    detailed    information    regarding    the    QifPuLL 
including  specifications,  oil  consumption,  etc.?  ■- 


Have  you  ever  operated  a  steam  plowing  outfit  ?_ 

How  much  land  do  you  plow  ?. 

Where  is  it  situated  ?_ 

How  much  of  it  is  virgin  prairie  ?     

Do  you  intend  to  plow  for  others  ? 


What  is  the  price  of  horse  plowing  per  acre  ?- 


The  cost  of  coal  per  ton^     Of  gasoline  per  gallon 

in  barrels Of  kerosene  per  gallon  in  barrels. 

Of  fuel  oil  per  gallon  in  barrels 

Do  you  care  to  have  our  regular  bulletins  on  threshing 

clover  hulling steam  threshing  engines 


and  steam   plowing    engines P     If  so,   check 

those  desired. 

Name 

Address 

City 


County State 

I  am  deeply  interested  m  the  theory  of  mechanical  plowing,  and  have  organ- 
ized all  information  available  up  to  the  present  time.  I  will  cheerfully  give  any- 
one mterested  access  to  these  data,  and  in  return,  invite  others  to  tabulate  m  our 
bureau  any  pertinent  facts  that  would  be  generally  helpful. 

Edward  JI.  Rumelg,  Secretaro  and  treasurer, 
JfC.  RUMELY  COMPANY, 

LAPORTE,  INDIANA. 


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